RUMA: Pioneering responsible antibiotic use in agriculture
Chris Lloyd and Mary Bawn of the Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture (RUMA) Alliance explain how effective antibiotic use can significantly alleviate antimicrobial...
NHS data shows how patients with COVID and cancer have been affected
NHS Digital has revealed that its cancer data will be securely available for researchers to investigate how people with COVID and cancer were affected...
The Next Step in Solving Antimicrobial Resistance – POC Diagnostics
Dr Avishay Bransky, CEO and co-founder of PixCell Medical outlines the benefits of diagnostic testing in mitigating the risk of antimicrobial resistance.
The discovery of...
New comprehensive standard for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has published new standards for the diagnosis and assessment of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
Fetal alcohol spectrum...
First-ever Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease treatment shows encouraging results
Early study results have highlighted the promising performance of the world’s first treatment for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, potentially a landmark step toward treating the deadly...
Sleeping with lights on could harm heart health
How does sleeping with lights on impact overall health status? A new study reveals the extent to which light exposure during sleep can harm...
How the brain differs in children with binge eating disorder
New research looks at the differences in brain scans of children aged nine to ten years old with a binge eating disorder.
Binge eating disorder...
How to sleep better? Specific genes may hold the answer
For those among us who find it challenging to drift off into slumber, you have probably searched far and wide for how to sleep...
Was the NHS mandatory vaccination policy the answer to boost uptake?
A new survey found only one in six healthcare workers thought mandatory vaccination was the answer to encourage staff to have the Covid jab.
University...
Healthcare for women is failing to heal from the pandemic
The World Health Organization (WHO) has worryingly revealed that healthcare for women is severely lacking in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Findings from the...
Life-extending injection for multiple myeloma available on the NHS
The NHS has announced that a life-extending injection for multiple myeloma, a bone marrow cancer, will be available to 350 patients per year in...
Cannabis-based colon cancer treatment kill 90% of deadly cells
A new study performed by Cannabotech has demonstrated that the company's range of Integrative-Colon products may be an effective colon cancer treatment, killing 90%...
Record number of mental health referrals in 2021
In 2021, a record number of mental health referrals were reported, amassing 4.3 million appointments.
The new research highlights the continued impact that the pandemic...
Predicting risk of coronary artery disease with a smartphone app
US researchers have created a cutting-edge smartphone app that accurately calculates an individual's genetic risk for coronary artery disease (CAD).
Developed by a Scripps Research...
The link between severe COVID-19 and long-term mental health problems
Researchers find that serious COVID-19 illness is linked to an increase in the risk of long-term mental health problems.
The study is the first to...
mRNA HIV vaccines set to undergo NIH clinical trial
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has revealed that it will be performing a clinical trial to assess the performance of three experimental mRNA...
Understanding inflammatory bowel disease for targeted treatment
Scientists have developed a new computational biology method to improve inflammatory bowel disease understanding and targeted treatment.
Data indicates that around 500,000 people in the...
Harnessing innovation to tackle the burden faced by the healthcare system
CEO of Sky Medical Technology, Bernard Ross, outlines the critical role of the MedTech industry in alleviating the burden faced by the global healthcare...
Improving the effectiveness of the tuberculosis vaccine
Researchers have found a new way to enhance the tuberculosis vaccine by adding an antibody that can improve long-term effectiveness.
Tuberculosis is a bacterial infection...
Reducing the risk of unwanted side effects from a diabetes medication
Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania may have discovered how to reduce the risk of weight gain from certain types of diabetes medication.
By uncovering...